Our new neighbors moved here from Berkeley. They bought a very pricey house, for Athens GA, but I bet it seemed like an incredible deal to them. (It's a lovely ca. 1850 3-br cottage, very nicely renovated, and I think they paid $450K.)
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Jun 22, 2011 11:10:54 am PDT #13758 of 30001
information libertarian
megan walker - Jun 22, 2011 11:15:15 am PDT #13759 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Is the pay higher in areas with higher real estate prices? Becuase that house, while cute, is fairly modest, and the mortgage is more than I even make in a month.
Yes salaries are much higher here, in general. Unless you work for McGraw Hill!
Hey! I resemble that remark!
I haven't looked since, but, before the crash, SF had the highest median housing prices in the country ($750K), next in line was San Jose ($650K), and then LA and NY were both about $550K. To compare to income, median income in SF at the time was 72K, while NY was in the mid-50s. So there does seem to be some correlation.
javachik - Jun 22, 2011 11:18:29 am PDT #13760 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Well soon (I HOPE) there will be no resemblance for remarks because you won't be working there!
askye - Jun 22, 2011 11:18:47 am PDT #13761 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
lisa I love your kitchen! Especially the countertops.
lisah - Jun 22, 2011 11:21:49 am PDT #13762 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Thanks, askye! It's 3 years old now and I still love it! The countertops and cabinets are just Ikea.
javachik - Jun 22, 2011 11:22:22 am PDT #13763 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
The countertops and cabinets are just Ikea.
Oh that's good to know! Have they worn well? They're gorgeous.
megan walker - Jun 22, 2011 11:22:27 am PDT #13764 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Well soon (I HOPE) there will be no resemblance for remarks because you won't be working there!
Apparently, I will know more about that on Friday.
javachik - Jun 22, 2011 11:25:02 am PDT #13765 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Apparently, I will know more about that on Friday.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
lisah - Jun 22, 2011 11:26:52 am PDT #13766 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Have they worn well? They're gorgeous.
They have! I probably should oil the counter more often but eh. It's fine!
(Fingers crossed for megan walker!)
Strix - Jun 22, 2011 11:26:52 am PDT #13767 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Holy SHIT, housing prices in Cali FLOOR me.
We have a 2 story, 3 BR with a basement, separate garage, front sunroom, back screened in porch, full DR, LR with a (nonworking) fireplace and deck and yard.
Granted, our house needs some work -- a hole in the kitchen ceiling, the old French doors leading to the back porch were taken out and replaced with some lovely pink insulation thingies, and the deck needs a ton of boards replaced. It was a farmhouse in the early 1900's, and was a B&B (although this makes me NUTS -- the bedrooms are tiny and close together. Did only people who KNEW each other wel stay here?)
But it cost about 125K in 2005, and it's in a really nice neighborhood -- we're thisclose to Mission Hills, which is a schmancy mansion-y burb.
Apparently, this amount of money would purchase a cardboard box in SF. A small one.